The Rotron RT600 is a series
British
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aircraft engine
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s, designed and produced by
Rotron Power Ltd of
Semley, Wiltshire for use in
unmanned aerial vehicles
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,
light aircraft
A light aircraft is an aircraft that has a Maximum Takeoff Weight, maximum gross takeoff weight of or less.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', page 308. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997.
Light aircraft are use ...
and
helicopter
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s.
[Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', pages 260-261. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ]
Design and development
The engine is a dual-rotor
Wankel engine
The Wankel engine (, ) is a type of internal combustion engine using an eccentric (mechanism), eccentric Pistonless rotary engine, rotary design to convert pressure into rotating motion. The concept was proven by German engineer Felix Wankel, f ...
, displacement, liquid-cooled, petroleum/jet fuel engine design. It can be employed direct-drive or with a toothed poly V belt
reduction drive
A reduction drive is a mechanical device to shift rotational speed. A planetary reduction drive is a small scale version using ball bearings in an epicyclic arrangement instead of toothed gears.
Reduction drives are used in engines of all kinds ...
. It employs dual
electronic ignition
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and produces at 7500 rpm, depending on the model.
Variants
;RT600 Jet-A1
:Model that runs on
Jet A-1
Jet fuel or aviation turbine fuel (ATF, also abbreviated avtur) is a type of aviation fuel designed for use in aircraft powered by gas-turbine engines. It is colorless to straw-colored in appearance. The most commonly used fuels for commercial ...
fuel, with a
compression ratio
The compression ratio is the ratio between the maximum and minimum volume during the compression stage of the power cycle in a piston or Wankel engine.
A fundamental specification for such engines, it can be measured in two different ways. Th ...
of 8.5:1 and produces at 7500 rpm.
;RT600 LCR
:Model that runs on petroleum or
avgas
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, with a compression ratio of 9.6:1 and produces at 7500 rpm.
;RT600 LCR-EXE
:Model that runs on petroleum or avgas, with a compression ratio of 9.6:1 and produces at 5000 rpm.
;RT600 XE
:Model that runs on petroleum, with a compression ratio of 9.5:1 and produces at 7500 rpm.
Specifications (Rotron RT600 Jet-A1)
See also
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.rotronuav.com/engines/rt-600
Rotron aircraft engines
Pistonless rotary engine